Chadron
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| Basic data | |
| Foundation : | 1884 |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Nebraska |
| County : | Dawes County |
| Coordinates : | 42 ° 50 ′ N , 103 ° 0 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Mountain ( UTC − 7 / −6 ) |
| Residents : | 5,634 (as of: 2000) |
| Population density : | 599.4 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 9.4 km 2 (about 4 mi 2 ) of which 9.4 km 2 (about 4 mi 2 ) is land |
| Height : | 1030 m |
| Postal code : | 69337 |
| Area code : | +1 308 |
| FIPS : | 31-08605 |
| GNIS ID : | 0835519 |
| Website : | www.chadron-nebraska.com |
| Mayor : | Donald C. Granthom |
Chadron is a city and the county seat of Dawes County in the US state of Nebraska .
history
The city is named after the French Louis B. Chartran, who ran a fur trading post in the region as early as 1841. After a slight approximation, his name became Chadron . 1884 was the actual founding date of the city when the Fremont, Elkhorn, and Missouri Valley Railroad reached the region from the west. At that time the population was already 500, because the " homesteader " Fannie O'Linn has built a community on the site. She had tried to foresee the point when the railroads to Wyoming and South Dakota would part in order to secure a future for the city. She therefore chose the place where the "White River" and the "Chadron Creek" unite. The tracks separate about 8 km west of the city. The population initially rose to over 2,000. However, u. a. the drought period in the 1890s led to a sharp decline as the grain harvest was no longer productive. Only the establishment of the new state normal school (today: Chadron State College ) secured the future of the city. The population was also subject to strong fluctuations over the next few decades, as the economic crisis in the 1930s led to renewed emigration.
geography
Chadron is located in northern Nebraska, about 15 km from the border with South Dakota and has access to US Highway 20 and US Highway 385 . The city has its own airport, Chadron Municipal Airport. There are daily flights to Denver with Boutique Air as part of the Essential Air Service program.
Demographics
According to the United States Census 2000 , Chadron has 5,634 inhabitants, of which 2,702 men and 2,932 women.
meaning
Chadron is home to the Museum of the Fur Trade , the most important museum on the history of the fur trade in North America .
As part of the World's Columbian Exposition , Chadron was the starting point of a horse race as far as Chicago that winner John Berry could finish in thirteen days and sixteen hours.
Individual evidence
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